Someday he'd take a suitable bride—in the traditional loveless "arrangement"—and father an heir to the throne. But then he unexpectedly became king.
And when he met Hannah Renault, the virtual stranger who was his intended bride, all his plans to keep her at arm's length were suddenly forgotten.
With his mother gone and the island nation of Morgan Isle clamoring for a queen, any thought of waiting evaporated overnight. For eight years the innocent American had studied royal etiquette—enduring strict coaches and constant chaperones—just to prepare for life at palace gates. He meant to offer a strictly political union—granting her the wealth and prestige of Morgan Isle—without ever surrendering his guarded heart.